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In this week’s edition of This Week in IT, Microsoft issues updates to fix last week’s update. Microsoft is finally adding the ability to mute notifications during Microsoft Teams meetings, and Windows 10 and Windows 11 Group Policy ADMX templates no longer play nice with each other. This Week in IT – Windows Group Policy…

Microsoft announced today that it has started pushing Windows 10 21H2 (the November 2021 update) to users running version 20H2. The company plans to use its machine learning model to automatically target eligible devices that are approaching the end of servicing soon, and this approach should help to ensure a smooth update process. “Windows 10,…

Microsoft unveiled its plans to disable Excel 4.0 XLM macros by default back in October 2021. The company has now announced that this application policy change is now rolling out to all Microsoft 365 tenants and it aims to protect customers from malicious documents. For those unfamiliar with Excel 4.0 macros (XLM), this is a…

 Cloud Conversations is a weekly podcast that we’ll be featuring here on Petri. It’s about everything connected to cloud computing, including technologies like Azure, Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Microsoft Endpoint Manager (MEM), Microsoft Defender, Windows, Intune, and much more! Season 2 – Kicking off 2022 In this week’s episode, Peter, Kat, and Ru introduce…

After struggling for years with tools like Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT), Barry Weiss heard about a simpler and less expensive solution called SmartDeploy at a Microsoft conference.

If you plan to manage and work with Azure along with Terraform, using the Azure provider is a must. The Terraform Azure Provider lets you interact with the many resources supported by Microsoft Azure. In this ultimate guide, you’re going to learn, step-by-step, about everything you need to know about the Azure Provider and how to use this provider with…

QNAP, a Taiwan-based network-attached storage (NAS) manufacturer, has issued an advisory about ransomware and brute-force attacks that affect all network-attached storage devices. The ransomware attacks began targeting the NAS device suite on January 6, and the company urges customers to secure their compromised devices as soon as possible. “Open the Security Counselor on your QNAP…

Microsoft has started rolling out an out-of-band update for Windows Server 2019. The same KB5010791 patch addresses a couple of critical issues introduced with January 2021 Patch Tuesday updates. According to the release notes, this update fixes an issue that causes unexpected restarts on Windows Server domain controllers. Microsoft has also addressed a bug that…

Microsoft has started testing a new security feature for its Edge browser that should help IT admins to protect end-users from zero-day vulnerabilities. This experimental feature is currently available for Edge Insiders in the Beta Channel. Microsoft Edge comes with built-in phishing and malware protection capabilities that help organizations to protect users from security threats….

Amazon Web Services has announced some important updates for its AWS Firewall Manager service. The company says that the popular security management tool has added support for AWS Shield Advanced automatic application layer DDoS mitigation. For those unfamiliar, AWS Network Firewall is a security management service that allows users to configure and manage their firewall…

Microsoft has released out-of-band patches to address several issues related to VPN connections, Domain Controllers (DC), and Hyper-V caused by this month’s Patch Tuesday updates. These optional updates are now available for all supported versions of Windows, including Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, as well as Windows Server. “Microsoft is releasing Out-of-band…

Microsoft Teams is getting a new update that will allow users to mute notifications during Teams meetings. The company has recently announced that the Mute notifications feature is now available in public preview for desktop and web users. The Mute notifications feature expands the existing capability in Microsoft Teams that lets users customize their notifications…